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Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, engineer, and physicist. In his work On Electricity, the prodigious inventory describes the development and influence of electricity.

Three neighboring villages on the Ukrainian/Romanian border are the final refuge for the last of the mythical creatures of Eastern Europe. Now, on the eve of the war that may eradicate their kind - and with the ruthless Night Police descending upon their sanctuary - they tell their stories and confront their destinies.

If you're like most people, you're chasing the same things.... Happiness, love, fulfillment, peace, and all of that good stuff. Well, here's a little secret: It's all already right under your nose. You just need to learn how to focus on what's essential to you and let go of the rest. Can it be that simple? Yes, of course. But so many people insist on making things more complicated than they need to be.

A 100 "Best of the Best" ALA Best Books for Young Adults of the Last 25 Years, Up Country is a heart-wrenching, powerful story from an exceptionally talented writer. Carl knows he's playing with fire every time he fixes up a stolen car stereo to resell. But he needs the money; how else is he...

Como desenvolver a autodisciplina essencial para se tornar e se manter um empreendedor bem-sucedido. Se você é um empreendedor ou quer se tornar um, a autodisciplina é uma das habilidades mais importantes que você precisa desenvolver para alcançar o sucesso.

19 texte semnate I.L. Caragiale, 7 actori: "Amici" - lectura Razvan Vasilescu, "Atmosfera incarcata" - lectura Dan Radulescu, "O zi solemna" - lectura Irina Petrescu, "Situatiunea" - lectura Ion Caramitru, "Mici economii" - lectura Dan Radulescu, "Diplomatie" - lectura Marius Manole, "Lantul slabiciunilor" - lectura Marius Manole, "O cronica de Craciun" - lectura Mihai Constantin, "Meteahna" - lectura Victor Rebengiuc, "Repausul dominical" - lectura Dan Radulescu, "La Pasti" - lectura Irina Petrescu.

Are you tired of feeling miserable and starving yourself to only temporarily lose weight? Do you gain too much excess fat when trying to build muscle? Do you want to be able to strategically enjoy delicious foods that will actually help you burn fat? If you answered yes, then you'll want to download this book.

Doua idei fixe nu pot sta concomitent laolalta în mintea omului, asa dupa cum doua corpuri nu pot ocupa acelas loc în spatiu, în acelas timp. Trei, sapte si asul alungara repede chipul batrânei moarte din închipuirea lui Hermann. Trei, sapte si asul nu-i ieseau din minte si-i reveneau mereu pe buze. Când vedea o fata tânara, spunea: Cât e de zvelta!... Un adevarat trei de cupa. Daca era întrebat cât e ceasul, raspundea: Sapte fara cinci minute. Toti barbatii burduhanosi îi reaminteau de as. Trei, sapte si asul îl însoteau în somn, luând diferite înfatisari.

"Iata, tovarasi, raspunsul la toate problemele noastre. El se rezuma la un singur cuvînt: OMUL! Numai daca scapam de Om, numai atunci produsul muncii noastre o sa ne apartina. Aproape peste noapte putem deveni bogati si liberi. Întrebarea este: Ce trebuie sa facem? Iata ce: sa muncim zi si noapte, trup si suflet, pentru rasturnarea rasei omenesti! Acesta e mesajul meu catre voi, tovarasi: REVOLUTIE!"

Inner Voice: Unlock Your Purpose and Passion tells the story of how one man's struggle to find the true meaning of life evolved into a worldwide movement known as Inner Voice. Internationally recognized businessman, financial expert, and real-estate icon Russ Whitney spent five years and 20,000 hours researching and developing this program. It is built on simple yet powerful principles and strategies that guide listeners to identify their purpose.

Este diálogo nos ofrece la discusión entre un hombre que se encuentra al borde de la muerte y un sacerdote. El clérigo pretende que se arrepienta de sus pecados para que pueda morir dignamente como cristiano, sin embargo, el moribundo es un hombre ingenioso y filósofo que irá rebatiendo, uno por uno, los débiles argumentos expuestos por el cura.

In a low-down, high-society caper, sleuth Archie McNally investigates a family that is as mysterious as the House of Usher - and twice as twisted. By the author of McNally's Puzzle.

The unbeatable master of suspense returns, in a wickedly wayward case of artists, models, and murder. If larceny is good for the soul, Palm Beach must be confidence heaven - so discovers Lawrence Sanders's sleuth-about-town Archy McNally in his third boffo baffler, McNally's Risk. Hired by a formidable matron to investigate the shadowy bona fides of her bubble-headed son's beloved, Archy is wowed by the enigmatic innamorata's purity and pulchritude. But when the artist for whom she posed is killed, McNally's job takes on a decidedly dangerous turn, and he begins to suspect the demure damsel might be both a poser and a poseur.

Many would say that it is our emotional bonds that define us, and none are as magical and mystical as the bond between people and their pets. It is in this spirit that Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul was created. Picking up where the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul left off, Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul is filled with heart-warming tales of how pets have filled our hearts with love...

Jacob, a middle-aged architect living in Copenhagen, is in the alcohol-soaked throes of a bitter divorce when he receives an unexpected call from his great-uncle Anton, who is in his 90s and still lives with his brother, Anders, on their rural Jutland farm - a place Jacob hasn't visited since the summer of 1978. Anton asks Jacob to answer the question that has haunted them both for decades: What happened to Ellen? To find out, Jacob must revisit the farm and confront what took place that summer - one defined by his teenage obsession with Ellen.

In these 24 refreshingly balanced lectures, Professor Victor presents a comprehensive examination of American politics in which she demystifies its many puzzles and offers a nonpartisan look at the outcomes it produces.

In Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut fictionalised his time as a prisoner of war in Dresden in 1945. Vonnegut was imprisoned in a cellar while the firestorm raged through the city, wiping out generations of innocent lives. Victor Gregg remained aboveground throughout the firebombing. This is his true eyewitness account of that week in February 1945. Already a seasoned soldier with the Rifle Brigade, Gregg joined the 10th Parachute Regiment in 1944. He was captured at Arnhem, where he volunteered to be sent to a work camp rather a POW camp.

En un mundo apocalíptico donde llueve ceniza, un hombre y un chico cruzan a pie el territorio norteamericano en dirección al sur. El hambre es mucho más que una preocupación diaria: es la medida de todas las cosas, y las bandas de caníbales asolan el país convertido en un yermo donde solo la barbarie ha echado raíces. El amor de un padre por su hijo es, sin embargo, la única luz de una tierra que ha perdido a sus dioses. Quizá el fuego de la civilización no se haya apagado para siempre.

Swedish is one of the less-spoken and rarer languages you’ll find around Europe and the world, which makes your interest in it very special! Because of this, we’ve created a very entertaining book that will help you master the language of Sverige, as Sweden is known in its native tongue. In this book, we have compiled over 100 conversational Swedish dialogues along with their translations into English, allowing new Swedish speakers to obtain the necessary tools to understand how to set a meeting, rent a car or tell a doctor that they don’t feel well.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Blood Moon, a classic thriller full of jarring, cinematic twists that will have you on the edge of your seat. When millionaire Paul Wheeler is brutally murdered, his family hires high-profile attorney Derek Mitchell to defend the victim’s nephew...